Southern Tier Land Conservancy acquires 117 acres of land in the Town of Lisle
TOWN OF LISLE, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – An organization formed during the pandemic to preserve local natural areas has made its most significant acquisition to date.
The Southern Tier Land Conservancy is celebrating the purchase of 117 acres in the Town of Lisle that includes a man-made flood control pond.
The Upper Susquehanna Coalition recommended the acquisition and secured $334,000 from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission to buy the land and do some restoration of the wetlands and plant some forest buffers.
The 22-acre pond has been plagued by beavers, which have impacted the system's functionality. The beavers will be relocated, two additional acres of wetland and 17 new acres of woodland will be added.
Jeremy Waddell is a wetlands biologist with the Upper Susquehanna Coalition, which is made up of soil and water conservation districts in 22 counties in New York and Pennsylvania.
'The 22-acre wetland that's down there, that's the constructed wetland that has the ability to store over 25 million gallons of water when maintained properly. So, through this acquisition and with our partnering with Southern Tier Land Conservancy, we're going to be ensuring that the flood resiliency infrastructure that is currently existing on this property is going to be well-maintained, is going to have that functionality going forward for many years to come,' said Waddell.
The Southern Tier Land Conservancy will be responsible for managing and maintaining the property. It plans to add a small parking lot and some trails to provide hiking and fishing opportunities along the East Branch of Nanticoke Creek.
Jason Shaw is President of the Land Conservancy.
'It would be lovely to be able to put in a trail, a small parking lot with maybe four or five parking spots, and a trail down to the pond, which is at the bottom of the valley here. It's so beautiful when you walk into it that people will love walking down there, maybe walking around the pond and then coming back up,' said Shaw.
Shaw says this project is the ideal size and scale for the fairly new land conservancy.
In addition to flood mitigation, it will also impede the flow of agricultural run-off into the Susquehanna River.
It's the organization's second acquisition following a much smaller parcel in Owego.
For more information or to make a donation, go to SouthernTLC.org.
Southern Tier Land Conservancy acquires 117 acres of land in the Town of Lisle
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